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| - 3.5 rounded up to 4.
I've had two visits to the Wren now, which is still looking pretty lonely in its stretch of the Danforth, so it's nice to have a good eating option prior to imbibing at The Only.
The FOOD: Well one visit was super awesome and the other was pretty "meh". Our first visit had a chill special on the menu that rocked my world. Meaty, fiery, unafraid of flavour....simply awesome. Others were also generally quite pleased with their food. The second visit was much more markedly a miss. For burger week, I had something that tasted vaguely reminiscent of McDonald's, but priced at $15 with fries. The green chile chicken, while flavourful wasn't exactly what we were expecting, and the portion was a little smallish. Overall, a bit disappointed.
The BEER: Their beer list is above average, focusing on local Ontario beers. That being said, going out with a group of beer geeks, we generally could only find 1 beer at a time on the menu that any of us that was impressive. or novel, but let's not be too hard on them.
The SERVICE: Universally pretty good. The male servers are all in the lumbersexual style. They handled a member of our party being given a beer he ended up hating super well...simply replacing it without complaint. That's good service, I'd say.
The AMBIANCE: Rustic chic. Yes, there are wooden benches and Edison bulbs. I don't mind, it's nice and casual and has a volume where conversation is still possible.
OVERALL, I'm hoping the food was just a bit of a blip. I'll update after a couple more visits. After all, if you plan to sample the excellent samplers at The Only, where else are you going to go for dinner nearby?
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